“After supporting fire suppression operations here in California and recently participating in a large scale exercise in Alaska, the 129th is ready to deploy its life-saving capabilities to another region of the country.”-Colonel Daniel Lapostole, 129th Rescue Wing vice commander
Alaska National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron and the 212th Rescue Squadron deployed to join rescue […] Continue Reading…
Video U.S. Border Patrol UH-60 Blackhawk rescue op, 28 AUG 2017:
Video of U.S. Border Patrol agents from Del Rio Sector, Texas, prepping boats for rescue ops:
“This is a devastating event, one that we have not seen before……”-General Joseph Lengyel, National Guard Bureau
“Lets keep our emotions low and our efforts high.”-Major General John Nichols, Texas National Guard
Video of ongoing rescues by state-run Texas National Guard:
Video shout out from Generals to National Guard personnel:
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“We are prepared to help the State of Texas and FEMA with saving lives. So far they have done a great job responding to the needs of the people, but the weather isn’t breaking so we will stay vigilant and increase our posture to assist as needed.”-Lieutenant General Jeffrey S. Buchanan
U.S. Army North (ArNorth) […] Continue Reading…
Video explainer of what a storm tracking dropsonde is:
Loading a dropsonde cannon. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Heather Heiney, 24AUG2017.In May, the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ‘Hurricane Hunters’ took part in the 2017 […] Continue Reading…
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base has been designated a safe haven (Joint Responders Hub) for rescue aircraft deploying to the Harvey Front lines.
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks staging at NAS Forth Worth for Harvey rescues
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Miami and Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami deployed to Texas onboard a HC-130 Hercules, 28 AUG 2017.
MORE U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUES AS HARVEY SET TO BREAK ALL RECORDS!
Kentucky state-run-Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron deployed to Texas on 27 AUG 2017.
HARVEY: NEW YORK MILITIA DEPLOYS TO TEXAS!
Video of Texas National Guard’s 176th Engineer Brigade preps more rescue boats for expected “epic” (as one Houston area weather man described it) flooding in the Houston metro area:
26 AUG 2017, one HC-130, three HH-60 Pavehawk Helicopters and 104 Air-militia personnel from the New York National Guard deployed to Fort Hood Texas to support the Texas National Guard. The HH-60s and their crew were loaded onto C-17s.
U.S. made C-17 Globemaster-3 being loaded with U.S. made HH-60 Pavehawk, bound for TexasARIZONA […] Continue Reading…